GB2520886B - Improvements relating to beverage dispensing - Google Patents

Improvements relating to beverage dispensing

Info

Publication number: GB2520886B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: beverage dispensing; improvements relating; relating; beverage; dispensing
Prior art date: 2012-09-06
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

GB1505462.0A

Other versions

GB2520886A (en

GB201505462D0 (en

Inventor

Samuel Thomas Watts Michael

Tinsley Frost Ian

Anthony Flavin Michael

Antony Farrell Leon

Anthony Atkinson Philip

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Wickwar Wessex Brewing Co Ltd

Original Assignee

Wickwar Wessex Brewing Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2012-09-06

Filing date

2013-09-06

Publication date

2019-04-03

2013-09-06 Application filed by Wickwar Wessex Brewing Co Ltd filed Critical Wickwar Wessex Brewing Co Ltd

2015-05-13 Publication of GB201505462D0 publication Critical patent/GB201505462D0/en

2015-06-03 Publication of GB2520886A publication Critical patent/GB2520886A/en

2019-04-03 Application granted granted Critical

2019-04-03 Publication of GB2520886B publication Critical patent/GB2520886B/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2033-09-06 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/08—Details
- B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
- B67D1/1277—Flow control valves
- B67D1/1279—Flow control valves regulating the flow
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/08—Details
- B67D1/10—Pump mechanism
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/0003—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid
- B67D1/0004—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid the beverage being stored in a container, e.g. bottle, cartridge, bag-in-box, bowl
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
- B67D1/0081—Dispensing valves
- B67D1/0082—Dispensing valves entirely mechanical
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/08—Details
- B67D1/0801—Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/08—Details
- B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
- B67D3/0025—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes provided with dispensing valves actuated by the receptacle to be filled
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
- B67D3/02—Liquid-dispensing valves having operating members arranged to be pressed upwards, e.g. by the rims of receptacles held below the delivery orifice

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)

GB1505462.0A 2012-09-06 2013-09-06 Improvements relating to beverage dispensing Active GB2520886B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GBGB1215943.0A GB201215943D0 (en)	2012-09-06	2012-09-06	Improvements relating to beverage dispensing
US201261739440P	2012-12-19	2012-12-19
PCT/GB2013/052340 WO2014037737A2 (en)	2012-09-06	2013-09-06	Improvements relating to beverage dispensing

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB201505462D0 GB201505462D0 (en)	2015-05-13
GB2520886A GB2520886A (en)	2015-06-03
GB2520886B true GB2520886B (en)	2019-04-03

Family

ID=47137061

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GBGB1215943.0A Ceased GB201215943D0 (en)	2012-09-06	2012-09-06	Improvements relating to beverage dispensing
GB1505462.0A Active GB2520886B (en)	2012-09-06	2013-09-06	Improvements relating to beverage dispensing

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GBGB1215943.0A Ceased GB201215943D0 (en)	2012-09-06	2012-09-06	Improvements relating to beverage dispensing

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
US (2)	US20150239725A1 (en)
EP (2)	EP2897894B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2013311421A1 (en)
GB (2)	GB201215943D0 (en)
WO (1)	WO2014037737A2 (en)

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2012
- 2012-09-06 GB GBGB1215943.0A patent/GB201215943D0/en not_active Ceased
2013
- 2013-09-06 AU AU2013311421A patent/AU2013311421A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2013-09-06 EP EP13773312.7A patent/EP2897894B1/en active Active
- 2013-09-06 GB GB1505462.0A patent/GB2520886B/en active Active
- 2013-09-06 EP EP17210492.9A patent/EP3363768B1/en active Active
- 2013-09-06 WO PCT/GB2013/052340 patent/WO2014037737A2/en active Application Filing
- 2013-09-06 US US14/426,540 patent/US20150239725A1/en not_active Abandoned
2018
- 2018-03-05 US US15/912,027 patent/US20180257922A1/en not_active Abandoned

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US2200189A (en) *	1939-04-06	1940-05-07	Oswego Falls Corp	Apparatus for dispensing heavy liquids
US2348582A (en) *	1941-08-18	1944-05-09	Horix Mfg Company	Filling machine for containers
US2611525A (en) *	1946-07-08	1952-09-23	Ex Cell O Corp	Mechanism for charging containers
US4338884A (en) *	1981-03-09	1982-07-13	Atco Manufacturing Co., Inc.	Animal bite valve
GB2175279A (en) *	1985-05-09	1986-11-26	John Augustus Gibbs	Improvements in or relating to liquid dispensing devices
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US4938386A (en) *	1989-01-18	1990-07-03	The Meyer Company	Cup trip assembly
US6669051B1 (en) *	1999-11-09	2003-12-30	Niagara Pump Corporation	High speed beverage dispensing method and apparatus
US7090195B1 (en) *	2004-07-22	2006-08-15	Ren-Yih Huang	Faucet assembly
US20060231574A1 (en) *	2005-04-19	2006-10-19	B & B Partners	Self-contained pneumatic beverage dispensing system
WO2007070030A1 (en) *	2005-12-12	2007-06-21	Carrier Corporation	Mixing nozzle
EP1847508A1 (en) *	2006-03-30	2007-10-24	Simon Robert Miller	Beverage dispense valve

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB201215943D0 (en)	2012-10-24
EP3363768A1 (en)	2018-08-22
US20150239725A1 (en)	2015-08-27
WO2014037737A3 (en)	2014-05-01
GB2520886A (en)	2015-06-03
EP2897894B1 (en)	2018-01-03
EP3363768B1 (en)	2019-07-10
WO2014037737A2 (en)	2014-03-13
US20180257922A1 (en)	2018-09-13
AU2013311421A1 (en)	2015-04-09
EP2897894A2 (en)	2015-07-29
GB201505462D0 (en)	2015-05-13

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HK1209005A1 (en)	2016-03-24	Single serve beverage container
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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2021-04-07	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20210311 AND 20210317